Power Outages in Pierce County, ND
North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co and Verendrye Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.4 hours.
Pierce County, ND is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/pierce-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pierce County, ND". https://massoutage.com/north-dakota/pierce-county
North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co and Verendrye Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,807 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: North Central Elec Coop, Inc, Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pierce Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58368 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 58313 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Pierce County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pierce County right now.
Pierce County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×16
- Wind Advisory ×12
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Pierce County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pierce County went about 0.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,341 customers.
The US EIA reports North Dakota utilities averaged 3.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 0.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 1,341 customers out) · decade average 5.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 221 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1,074 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 31 | 1,341 | 21.6 |
| 2024 | 34 | 253 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 80 | 57 | 0.4 |
Cost of power in Pierce County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pierce County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Otter Tail Power Co11.1¢45,437 cust
- Verendrye Electric Coop Inc11.2¢14,357 cust
- Northern Plains Electric Coop10.9¢10,472 cust
- North Central Elec Coop, Inc10.9¢6,088 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 5.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pierce County: FAQ
- How often does Pierce County, ND lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pierce County, ND logged 80 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pierce County, ND?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,341 customers without power, beginning June 22, 2023 and lasting about 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Pierce County, ND right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pierce County, ND. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pierce County, ND?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern Plains Electric Coop, Otter Tail Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pierce County.
58313, 58368, 58385
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | 6.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | 0.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Dakota customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/38069 and /api/v1/counties/38069/history.